MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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